John L. Brown Park
Managed by City of Woodson Terrace Public Works Department
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Woodson Terrace
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Woodson Terrace
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Woodson Terrace’s land is conserved, about 17 acres.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #148 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
17 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Woodson Terrace?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Woodson Terrace have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodson Terrace is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #148 of 247 in Missouri. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Woodson Terrace’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 41%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 40%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Woodson Terrace’s 4% is ahead of 72% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Woodson Terrace. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
4% of Woodson Terrace’s land. Who manages Woodson Terrace’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
Local Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| John L Brown Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Old City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out
The walking year in Woodson Terrace
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Woodson Terrace →
Next door
Woodson Terrace and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodson Terrace | 4% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | C+ |
| St. John | 2% | 0.3 | 3 | 99%+ | B− |
| Berkeley | 2% | 0.1 | 8 | 99%+ | B− |
| Edmundson | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Woodson Terrace
How much of Woodson Terrace is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Missouri town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Woodson Terrace’s trails?
John L. Brown Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Woodson Terrace?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Woodson Terrace?
12,519 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodson Terrace or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Woodson Terrace have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #148 of 247 in Missouri. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Woodson Terrace neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →